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Genoise cakes are classic, Italian sponge cakes known for delicate, foam-like texture, and are often used as a base for various desserts and pastries. These cakes rely solely on the air whipped into the eggs and sugar to achieve volume and light texture. In contrast, pineapple upside down cake is known to be a Southern favorite that is essentially a good ol’ yellow butter cake flipped over after baking to show off beautiful caramelized pineapple rings. The flourless chocolate cake is a dense cake made from an aerated chocolate custard. It involves whipping the egg whites alone and then whipping the yolks into the sugar to increase the air content. It is a special treat that your friends won’t believe you made yourself! Bring take-out containers or Tupperware to transport your baked desserts home.

Tiramisu is a delicious and unbelievably easy-to-make dessert that consists of coffee soaked lady fingers, sweet and creamy mascarpone, and cocoa powder dusted on top. This class will use lady fingers made of sponge cake and coffee flavored liqueur - to enhance the coffee flavor. You will enjoy serving this dessert that tastes even better when the flavors are allowed to blend! Bring take-out containers or Tupperware to transport your baked desserts home.

In this class, you will make eclairs and profiteroles - very similar choux pastries, but profiteroles (cream puffs) are usually small and round, whereas eclairs are bigger and oblong in shape. Both will surprise and delight you and your guests, especially since you made them yourself! Bet you can’t eat just one! Bring take-our containers or Tubberware to transport your baked desserts home. Bon Appetit!

In this class, you will make eclairs and profiteroles - very similar choux pastries, but profiteroles (cream puffs) are usually small and round, whereas eclairs are bigger and oblong in shape. Both will surprise and delight you and your guests, especially since you made them yourself! Bet you can’t eat just one! Bring take-our containers or Tubberware to transport your baked desserts home. Bon Appetit!

This course will prepare you for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) flight certification. Topics include: flight theory, flight operations, including nighttime operations, training utilizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Remote Pilot - sUAS Study Guide, the North Carolina Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operator Permit Knowledge Test Study Guide, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Division of Aviation UAS flight standards and best practices. The course introduces commercial, government, and recreational drone applications and will highlight topics such as regulations, weather, airspace, human factors, nighttime flying considerations, and sUAS performance. Upon successful completion, you will be prepared to sit for the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Knowledge Test and NCDOT UAS Operator Permit. This course is taught utilizing the NC Department of Transportation Division of Aviation approved curriculum. This 40-hour course is scheduled over four dates and includes four hours of hands-on training. If you’re a sworn law enforcement officer, first responder, or work in an emergency operations center, you may qualify for a fee-waiver.

This course will prepare you for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) flight certification. Topics include: flight theory, flight operations, including nighttime operations, training utilizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Remote Pilot - sUAS Study Guide, the North Carolina Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operator Permit Knowledge Test Study Guide, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Division of Aviation UAS flight standards and best practices. The course introduces commercial, government, and recreational drone applications and will highlight topics such as regulations, weather, airspace, human factors, nighttime flying considerations, and sUAS performance. Upon successful completion, you will be prepared to sit for the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Knowledge Test and NCDOT UAS Operator Permit. This course is taught utilizing the NC Department of Transportation Division of Aviation approved curriculum. This 40-hour course is scheduled over four dates and includes four hours of hands-on training. If you’re a sworn law enforcement officer, first responder, or work in an emergency operations center, you may qualify for a fee-waiver.

Upon successful completion, you will be prepared to sit for the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Knowledge Test and NCDOT UAS Operator Permit.

This non-certification course provides the student with on-going training in safe driving techniques when responding to emergency events, as well as in everyday use. The program stresses the long-term impact of a collision involving an emergency vehicle on the emergency vehicle driver, the emergency service organization and the community. The VFIS curriculum must be used for this course. Instructors must be approved by VFIS through successful completion of an approved train-the-trainer course.

Biscotti are traditional Italian cookies known for their distinct shape, crisp texture, and delicious flavor. They are twice-baked to remove moisture, resulting in a hard, dry, and crunchy texture. They are ideal for dipping in coffee, tea, or wine. Madeleines, derived from northeastern France, are very small cakes with a distinctive shell-like shape that taste somewhat lighter than a sponge cake. And piped cookies are just fun to make! You will use a large piping tip to make these melt-in-your-mouth butter cookies! Bring take-out containers or Tupperware to transport your baked desserts home.

Biscotti are traditional Italian cookies known for their distinct shape, crisp texture, and delicious flavor. They are twice-baked to remove moisture, resulting in a hard, dry, and crunchy texture. They are ideal for dipping in coffee, tea, or wine. Madeleines, derived from northeastern France, are very small cakes with a distinctive shell-like shape that taste somewhat lighter than a sponge cake. And piped cookies are just fun to make! You will use a large piping tip to make these melt-in-your-mouth butter cookies! Bring take-out containers or Tupperware to transport your baked desserts home.